Theses
Author/Creator
Ti7na Lósi Shannon McDonald
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2018.
Str8 Up and Gangs: Narratives of Health and Sickness, Crime and Punishment, and Canada's Colonial Legacy
Alternate Title
Straight Up and Gangs
Theses
Author/Creator
Cory Baumgardner
Description
English Literature Project (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
Strange Visitors: Documents in Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada From 1876
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Hamar Foster
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 118-120
Description
Book review of: Strange Visitors edited by Keith D. Smith.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 118.
A Strategy for Change: Supporting Teachers and Improving First Nations, Métis, and Inuit School Success in Provincially Funded Northwestern Ontario Schools
Alternate Title
Report (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John A. Hodson
Julian Kitchen
Description
Contends that in order to achieve student success, access to traditional knowledge and access to contemporary knowledge through a culturally responsive and relational pedagogy is necessary.
Strengthening Indigenous Social Work in the Academy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taima Moeke-Pickering
Sheila Cote-Meek
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 4, no. 1, October 2015, pp. [1-]11
Description
Discusses the development of an Indigenous Social Work program at Laurentian University as an example of a community-faculty collaboration.
A Stronger, Smarter Future: Multicultural Education in Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Rauland
Toby Adams
Reclaiming Children and Youth, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 2015, pp. 30-35
Description
Highlights the potential of two philosophies, the Circle of Courage and Stronger Smarter, to increase student engagement and achievement.
"Stronger Together": A Burnaby School District 41 Teacher-Inquiry Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ben Pare
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, Starting a Circle: Exploring Aboriginal Education, Fall, 2015, pp. 41-[42]
Description
Looks at integrating Aboriginal stories, world-views, and principles of learning into the classroom experience.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 41.
Structural and Cultural Factors in Suicide Prevention: The Contrast Between Mainstream and Inuit Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marika Morris
Claire Crooks
Journal of Social Work Practice, vol. 29, no. 3, 2015, pp. [321]-328
Description
Explores Inuit suicide prevention concepts including essentials of mental health, relationship skills building, and community engagement.
Student Perceptions of Native American Student Affairs at the University of Arizona: What Can We Learn From the Population We Serve?
Theses
Author/Creator
Gabriela Maya Matokheosic Bernadett
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2015.
Student Snapshots: An Alternative Approach to the Visual History of American Indian Boarding Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Strathman
Humanities, vol. 4, no. 4, 2015, pp. [726]-747
Description
Discusses pictures taken by students attending the Rainy Mountain and Phoenix Indian Schools and how these images differ from those taken by official photographers.
The Students of Sherman Indian School: Education and Native Identity Since 1892
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Erica Neeganagwedgin
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 2, 2015, pp. 161-162
Description
Book review of: The Students of Sherman Indian School by Diana Meyers Bahr.
Study Guide for "The Whole Country Was ... 'One Robe'": The Little Shell Tribe's America: A Montana Tribal Histories Project Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Vrooman
Description
To accompany book of the same title. The book integrates Canadian and American history of the groups which lived in the "borderlands", specifically members of Little Shell who were considered "Landless Indians" until 2019 when the tribe finally gained federal recognition in the United States.
Success Academy: How Native American Students Prepare for College (And How Colleges Can Prepare for Them)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carmelita Lamb
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, Tribal College Governance, Summer, 2015
Description
Book review of: Success Academy by Maryjo Benton Lee Peter Lang.
Successful Transitions to Post-Secondary School: Perspectives of Indigenous Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Chelsea M. Seymour
Description
Educational Psychology and Special Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
Sundance Teachings Part 1: Women During Moon
Alternate Title
Elder Knowledge Sharing
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Josephine Small
Nancy Cattleman-Ermineskin
Description
Nancy Cattleman-Ermineskin, an Neyaskweyahk Elder, answers questions regarding protocol, ceremony and women in their moon or menstrual cycle.
Duration: 9:13.
Supporting First Nations, Métis & Inuit Students Transitioning from First Nations Schools to Provincial Schools: A Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Education Counselling Association (ONECA)
Description
Provides information about select resources in the areas of education policies, commissions and inquiries, supportive organizations, fostering success, learning about culture, language and history, alternative secondary schools, Indigenous institutes, and supporting health lifestyles.
Supporting Indigenous Families in the Cree Territory: Lessons from the  Mashkûpímâtsît Awash Initiative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Faisca Richer
Emilie Robert
Michèle Boileau-Falardeau
Anne-Lou McNeil Gauthier
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 710-716
Description
Examines the successes of a culturally appropriate early childcare and development program and challenges in implementing home visits in three communities in Québec; stresses the importance of hiring local Indigenous female family support workers (FSW) to provide culturally safe programming and outreach services.
Supporting Indigenous Students: A Critical Analysis of the Sociocultural Context of Nursing Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Kay E. Vallee
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2018.
Supporting Parents of Aboriginal Children With Asthma: Preferences and Pilot Interventions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miriam Stewart
Heather Castleden
Malcolm King
Nicole Letourneau
Jeffrey R. Masuda ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 131-149
Description
Looks at resources, support needs and preferences by children, youth, parents and caregivers in order to develop and test appropriate support interventions.
The Supreme Court's Indian Residential Schools Cases: The Beatings Continue
Alternate Title
Supreme Court's IRS cases
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas L. McMahon
Description
Discussion of 8 cases:
R. v. O'Connor, 1995
John Doe v. Bennett, 2004
Gardypie v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
Cloud v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
Blackwater v. Plint2005
E.B. v. Order of the [Roman Catholic] Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia,2005
Canada (Attorney General) v. Fontaine, 2017
[Survival Schools: The American Indian Movement and Community Education in the Twin Cities]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nicholas A. Timmerman
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, 2015, pp. 103-105
Description
Book review of: Survival Schools by Julie L. Davis.
Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story: Teaching American Indian Rhetorics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janice Gould
Resa Crane Bizzaro
Lisa King
Rose Gubele
Joyce Rain Anderson ... [et al.]
The Survivors Speak: A Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Alternate Title
[Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Sydney as an Indigenous Place: "Goanna Walking" Brings People Together
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo Rey
Neil Harrison
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 81-89
Description
Discusses two projects: Country Tracking Voices, which looks at seven women's ways of relating to place, people, and perspectives through sharing stories; and Honouring Country and Community which involved Indigenous and non-Indigenous pre-service teachers painting three murals on the Macquirie University campus.
Taking the Next Step: Promoting Native American Student Success in American Indian/Native American Studies Graduate Programs
Theses
Author/Creator
Mark L. M. Blair
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2015.
Talkin' Blak: Humour in Indigenous Australian Theatre, 1970-2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Austin
Philament: A Journal of Arts and Culture, vol. 20, Humour, 2015, pp. 129-164
Description
Focuses on the ways that humour has been used by Indigenous Australian performing artists to highlight unpleasant social issues.
Talking about Special Education
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Series of 14 information booklets. Topics include individual education plans, parents' guide to plans, speech and language therapy, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Autism spectrum disorders, gifted education, trauma-sensitive teaching, occupation therapy, physiotherapy, assistive technology, and positive behaviour interventions.
The Teacher and the Superintendent: Native Schooling in the Alaskan Interior, 1904-1918
Alternate Title
Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters
E-Books
Author/Creator
[George E. Boulter
Alice Green]
Teacher Guide: Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian McCallum
Description
For use with the CBC website which tracks progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action in child welfare, education, language and culture, health, justice and reconciliation.
Teacher Professional Reference: Aboriginal Education Grades K-12 [Recommended Shortlist]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Description
List to be used with the Manitoba curriculum. Resources arranged be grade level.
Teaching Aboriginal Education : Responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action for Early Childhood Classrooms
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Desjardins
Description
Education Graduating Paper (MEd) -- University of British Columbia, 2018.
Teaching History for Truth and Reconciliation: The Challenges and Opportunities of Narrativity, Temporality, and Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Miles
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 294-311
Description
Contends history educators are especially implicated in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action through their responsibility to teach Indigenous and Canadian history, including the injustices of settler colonialism. Identifies three challenges of teaching history for truth and reconciliation and suggests strategies for reframing these challenges as opportunities.
Teaching Indian Law and Creating Agents of Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christopher Harrington
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 2, American Indian Law, Winter, November 8, 2015, pp. [25-27,7]
Description
Discusses how courses delivered at tribal colleges not only support sovereignty, nation building, and college missions, but also provide an appropriate environment for students learning about the often emotionally-charged history of federal law and policies.
Teaching Indigenous Methodology and an Iñupiaq Example
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen P. Hogan
Sean A. Topkok
Decolonization, vol. 4, no. 2, 2015, pp. [50]-75
Description
Professor (Hogan) explains how and why she teaches Indigenous epistemology in her graduate field-based research methods course and reflects on whether she has done it successfully. Recent doctoral student (Topok) explains how he developed his research method, Katimarugut, in the class.
Telling Your Story
Alternate Title
Telling Your Story: The Indian Residential Schools Independent Assessment Process
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Charlene Bearhead
Greg Miller
Description
To help former residential school students who have registered a claim of sexual abuse, serious physical abuse and other wrongful acts, prepare for their hearings with the Independent Assessment Process. Video and transcript.
Duration: 17:28.
The Terrible Truth About Canadian Crime: No Justice for Indigenous Women
Alternate Title
Marlee Kline Lecture in Social Justice ; 2015
[Special Lectures (Allard School of Law), 2015-2016]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kim Pate
Description
Discusses incarcerated women, mental illness, incarceration rates and decarceration.
Duration: 1:06:07.
Theorizing Native Studies
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Mart&icaute;nez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015
Description
Book review of Theorizing Native Studies edited by Audra Simpson and Andrea Smith.
There Is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art from Indian Residential and Indian Day Schools: Inkameep Indian Day School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legacy Art Gallery, University of Victoria
Think Indigenous [1: Intro Crystal Lameman]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Crystal Lameman
Description
Speaker connects Aboriginal ways of knowing to today's world.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 32:50.
Think Indigenous [10: Chris Scribe]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chris Scribe
Description
Speaker talks about teaching and making a difference.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 22:33
Think Indigenous [2: Terry Brockie]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Terry Brockie
Description
Speaker talks about the importance of language in education.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 27:22.
Think Indigenous [3: Evan Taypotat]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Evan Taypotat
Description
Speaker discusses problems encountered and solutions implemented at Kahkewistahaw Community School (CKCS).
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 26:54.
Think Indigenous [4: Deanna Ledoux]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Deanna Ledoux
Description
Speaker talks about finding a healthy pathway to education in Aboriginal communities.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 29:18.
Think Indigenous [5: Colby Tootoosis]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Colby Tootoosis
Description
Speaker talks about the law of disparative structures and systems.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 31:13.
Think Indigenous [6: Curtis Peeteetoos]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Curtis Peeteetoos
Description
Speaker talks about the value of theatre.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 31:21.
Think Indigenous [7: Laryn Oakes & Andre Bear]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Laryn Oakes
Andre Bear
Description
Speakers talk about finding identity at school and experiences with the Eagle Quest program.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 22:16.
Think Indigenous [8: Michael Linklater]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Micheal Linklater
Description
Speaker shares his personal story and philosophy for success.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan. Duration: 24:02.
Think Indigenous [9: Eekwol (Lindsay Knight)]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eekwol (Lindsay Knight)
Description
Lindsay Knight, hiphop artist talks about creativity.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 20:54.
[This Benevolent Experiment : Indigenous Boarding Schools, Genocide, and Redress in Canada and the United States]
Alternate Title
[5th Annual Critical Conversations Series]
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
[Critical Conversations Series]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
Description
Podcast discusses genocide and compares Canadian boarding schools to those in the United States. Speaks about his book, This benevolent experiment : Indigenous boarding schools, genocide, and redress in Canada and the United States.
Duration unknown.
Accompanying material.
“This Is the Nation’s Heart-String”: Formal Education and the Cherokee Diaspora during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory D. Smithers
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 28-55
Description
Discusses how the Cherokee's loss of control over education impacted leaders' ability to promote a common national identity among their scattered population.